Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Business Associate · Archived

Wheatland Dental Care

955 individuals · submitted October 24, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Wheatland Dental, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 955 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Wheatland Dental Care
State
IL
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
955
Submission date
October 24, 2019
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Other
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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